So this is a little late in coming….
This was the inaugural SV half marathon along with a 5k and 10k. It was held on June 26th in a park in Simi Valley which is outside of LA.
Early registration was $20 for the 5k and $45 for the half and went up to $65 for the half. About 600 people totaled participated in all of the events. Also, there wasn’t any race registration, like a lot of smaller events have.
The half marathon started at 8am and the shorter races a half hour later, and it was already getting hot. It would have been nice for the races to start an hour earlier.
I had a friend pick up my packet so I’m not sure what the expo was like but I’m assuming it was pretty small. We did get a little bag and cotton t shirt along with a few flyers and a sample or two.
Even though there was less than 300 people running the half, they did have chip timing which was surprising but nice.
There were very few porta potties; thankfully the line wasn’t too long or I woulda had to find a tree or something:
The race started on time and we took off for the bike path where the whole run was run.
There were a few parts of the bike path that were dirt but most everything was paved and flat.
I personally found the course really boring – it was a couple out-and-backs and basically was the same thing over and over.
They did do a good job at the water stations. There was water and Gatorade about every 2 miles, no gels or anything though.
There also weren’t hardly any spectators which was to be expected.
Overall I just thought it was a boring, hot race – there weren’t any problems with the race itself, but it wasn’t anything memorable either. Well, besides our glasses:
I came in 2nd female overall and 1st in my age division so I got a sweatshirt as a prize which was nice. And everyone was really friendly, but I doubt I’d pay $65 again to run it.
After the race there were a few booths handing out smoothies, bagels, water bottles, and FRS drinks.
Overall I’d give the race a 5.92 out of 10. If I was in town, I’d pay the cheapest registration to run it but not much more than that.
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the course looks like a construction zone. was it all like that?
The glasses were probably the highlight of that race. Congrats on the sweatshirt though! I’d actually like that award!
What better than a sweatshirt in the heat of the summer??:) Congrats on your win and super cute glasses
Love your glasses!
True, I would have liked the sweatshirt, but nothing to look at for 13 miles? yikes! I ran a small race like that without music, and no spectators or anything to look at.. it was the pits!
Yuck I hate running on bike paths. Boring, hot races are the worst! Nice job on the 2nd place though, and thanks for the review. Love the glasses too!